Dmoney517 said:
Good Luck AJ! I was in a similar spot a few years ago (2018-2019). I got into sports betting off shore, had a decent NFL season, then proceeded to lose about 80 units between CBB and online blackjack in 2-3 months. So I quit. Didn't place a bet for over a year and a half, until September 2020 for NFL season. Decided I wanted to ease my way back in. Came in with a different mindset, put together a spreadsheet to track my action across my 4-5 books down to the cent, with a variety of filters so I can analyze how I perform on spreads/totals/MLs, teases/parlays, sports, etc etc. I found quickly that when I marked a bet loss and the line went Red, I hated it. Really forces me to be more selective in my picks, and stop throwing down a dozen bets in a day, with stupid parlays up and down my card.
I STILL get emotional about plays as well. I have chased LIVE a few times this year, lost some and won some. I am not professional enough to remove my emotions from it, but I feel I am better about it now than I was 2 years ago.
Since August when I reactivated my accounts, I am +124 units, not including bonus funds. So, I know you can make your goal. If I was able to turn it around, I am sure you can.
Best of luck to you, I look forward to following your journey!
This is more great advice. DMoney nails it. If I was going to give someone a roadmap in order to become a profitable better the first two rules I would make are: 1) Line shop line shop line shop 2) Track every single wager (down to the cent like DMoney said. Ok I do the dollar - sue me lol)
While the second rule of tracking wagers doesnt doesnt do anything to improve your odds, the accountability that comes out of it certainly has an impact psychologically. Especially for the competitive person who hates "seeing red" more than he enjoys seeing black. The visual is impactful. It's always easy to document winners, see how easy it is on a brutal run lol.
I'm not a pro, so take that into consideration, but I've been making continual strides in my own betting and these are the lessons that I can draw back on. I started with a bankroll that was whatever was leftover from a paycheck basically. Now I have quite a bit more only a few years later. I'd like to think I'll be a pro some day. It's just about putting it all together. The outlook has to be long term imo.